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$14.5 Million Verdict for Premature Infant’s Injuries
A misdiagnosis and lack of follow-up testing led to an infant's permanent injury.
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Lost Devices Lead to OCR Finding More Noncompliance
A hospital’s loss of a BlackBerry and a laptop containing unsecured electronic protected health information led to an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights that found more widespread HIPAA violations.
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Study: Apology Laws Don’t Reduce Malpractice Claims
Laws that allow doctors to apologize to patients after an adverse event are intended to protect physicians who want to say they’re sorry but not have that considered an admission of guilt, but their effectiveness is questionable, according to a new study.
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UPMC Settles Neurosurgery Malpractice Cases
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center settled two medical malpractice lawsuits against the hospital’s neurosurgeons, cases that stemmed from a federal false claims lawsuit alleging surgeons were incentivized to perform unnecessary procedures.
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OIG Spells Out How to Provide Transport, Goods Without Penalty
The revised transportation rule provides safe harbor for free or discounted local transportation services provided to “established patients” by “eligible entities.”
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HHS Sets Conditions for Aiding Patients with Transportation, Discounts
Revisions to the anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalties will affect how hospitals offer transportation and discounts to patients. The changes provide safe harbor when the hospital meets certain conditions.
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Risk Matrix Helps Staff Make Decisions, Take Responsibility
A risk matrix can help hospital leaders and staff identify issues most likely to happen and to cause the most harm.
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Newborns at Risk from Tired Parents, Family
The scenario is dreadful, but it actually happens with some regularity: A mother holding her newborn child, perhaps nursing, falls asleep from exhaustion. She either accidentally smothers or drops the child, resulting in serious injury or death.
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Recipe Ingredients Must Be Monitored
In addition to the patient-specific menus, ensuring patient safety requires tracking all the recipes and ingredients used in all the food items.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Ebola Preparedness in Hospitals; Meningococcal Vaccine Recommended for HIV+ Persons